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Cost of stamps will increase by 2 cents
By TIMES WIRES
Published March 20, 2007
WASHINGTON The post office governing board agreed Monday to accept the new 41-cent rate for first class mail recommended in February by the independent Postal Regulatory Commission. The cost of mailing a letter will go up two cents on May 14, but you'll be able to lock in that price - no matter how rates rise in the future - by buying the new "forever" stamp, which could go on sale next month. It will sell for 41 cent but won't have a price printed on it. NEW YORK Detectives plead not guilty in killing Two officers charged with killing an unarmed man in a flurry of bullets on his wedding day pleaded not guilty Monday. Detectives Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora are accused of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Sean Bell, 23, in November. A third officer, Detective Marc Cooper, is charged with reckless endangerment. He also pleaded not guilty. Elsewhere Charlotte, N.C.: Rescuers planned to search through the night for a 12-year-old Boy Scout who has been missing in a mountainous area of western North Carolina since Saturday. Atlantic City, N.J.: Harold Messner, 57, a general contractor, and his wife, Elaine, on Monday claimed half of the record $390-million Mega Millions jackpot. A truck driver in Georgia had the other winning ticket. New York: The highest-ranking U.S. official at UNESCO, Peter Smith, resigned after an audit said he violated rules in granting seven no-bid contracts. Times wires
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